ALPHA PHIJI NEWS University of Michigan Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta ANN ARBOR. XO\'EMBER. 1933 New Series \'ol. I No. 1 Alpha Phi Pledges Sixteen New Men Chapter Is Pleased Stuart Eagelson Dies On Sept. 10 With Banner Class ALUMNI COOPERATION FEA TURES SUMMER-LONG CAMPAIGN ACTIVES FEEL DEATH OF BROTHER "STUART" AS GREAT LOSS That is the sad news wliich was announced to Brothers who returned Alpha Phi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta pledged 16 new men on Octo ber 14, and clima.xed a summer-long to the Alpha Phi chapter house this rushing program which was consid fall. ered one of the most exhaustive and Stuart Eagelson is dead. strenuous campaigns to be staged Meinhers recalled vividly Brother here in many years. Eagelson's words about death: 'T Whole - hearted want to wear out, and not to rust out," he told us; hut his body failed under the strain of a leg amputation and he passed on at the University ■Hospital on September 10. unanimous for new Fijis throughout the sum mer and fall. Pledge Excellent Class Happy over the success of their campaign for new men. active mem Was Always Present "^tuart," as all members knew bers are proud to present the newclass to alumni, and believe stron.gly him, was a veteran of many an Ekclesia and always made it a point to attend Norris Pig Dinners. He was 64 years old at the time of his death, having been horn on May 30, 1871. in Frederickstown. Ohio. and alumni support featured the quest that the enviable high school records of the pledges qualify them to be Stuart Eagelson are: "We will never forget the long 'hull sessions' we had around the named the best class pledged in sev eral years. ter colle.ge in Frederickstown. and fireplace, the help he gave during rushing seasons, year after year, and like his father, who was a member of the hundreds of letters he wrote to Beta chapter in the class of 1860. further the cause of his fraternity. Stuart Phi His character has been a clear and Phi Gam relatives, and almost every one of them is already entered in Gamma Delta, being initiated into Rho Deuteron Chapter at Wooster. After graduation, he taught school for several years and then became a good inspiration to all who have met him. and his memory will live gan campus. representative of Ginn and Com- been intimately connected with Al- halls of the Fiji house '707' will no longer be graced by the tall figure of Brother Stuart. No longer will we able to sit by the fireplace to listen to his tales about Fiji doings in all [iha Phi Chapter for a great many parts of the land, or hear him tell us vears. h'irst in 1894. when he was section chief of this section, he made vividly about i)eople in our home towns, people who quite often proved to be our neighbors." In the fall of 1887 he entered Woos- became a member of panv. hook publishers. Was Great Friend Until the time of his death, he had many contacts with members here. In 1902. he was toastmaster at the ham|uet commemorating the re-estahlishment of the chapter here, and in 1911, he was elected National President of the fraternity. Manv years ago. since he tirst made liis home in .Ann Arbor, he was a constant visitor at the chapter house, and a const ant source of h el]). The active chapter feels keenly the loss of a great friend. Their words The new wearers of the White Star come from six different states in the nation, several of them have some outside activity on the Michi Meet the New Men on forever. "It is difficult to realize that the Funeral ser\ices for Brother Stu art were held at the family home in Golnmhus. Ohio, on .Septemlier 12. Beautiful flowers from Alpha Phi Giiapter. from the general fraternity, and from main' friends were the tributes made to a great man and to The new pledges and brief biogra phies of their prep school activities follow : Robert Angley '39. and Paul Lev den '39, both from Marshall. Mich., where Leyden played football. He is on the frosh football team here. Boh Elliot '39. Raton. New Mex ico. is the son of Dr. G. B. Elliot, Missouri '09. was president of both senior and junior classes, played football, was sports editor, and en tered ixililics. Ral])h Erlewine '39. Alarion. Ind., cousin of Dick Erlewine '36, took part in Debate. Dramatics, edited the school |)aper. and is entered in De- the great work he had done. hate. Dramatics, and politics here, The body was laid to rest in the cemetery in Mt. Gilead by the side of •Mrs. Eagelson who died in 1917. and is the president of the Rendezvons Gluh. (Gontinned on Page Four) \r\nNovember, 1935 ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Pa^e Two THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Published quarterly by Alpha Phi Chapter of l^hi Gamma Delta 707 Oxford Road Ann Arbor, Michij^an Editor Jordan Cawthra Members Return for 50th Anniversary The following alumni attended the Golden .Anniversary celebration held at the chapter house on November ff)llowing the MichiganPennsylvania football game: 1886 Raljih Morse 1889 OFFICERS Robert E. Merrill Treasurer R. Foster Campbell. Recording* Sec'y Guy Conkle Correspond. Sec'y Jordan Cawthra Historian 1893 William Charnlev 1897 1901 gone, but the memory of the spirit Albert Becker shown at that great gathering will Francis D. Goodrich 1903 alumni, the enthusiasm and heartfelt cooperation of those older Brothers who have been away from the chap ter house for 30, 40, or 50 years. At that time we wondered what type of men these older Brothers Chas. F. Mever 1930 Walter Mickey 1918 Rufus Loveland Harold Olsen Hollister Mabley Stanley Betz Jack Spencer Ray Smith 1921 Herbert Upton 1922 F^nil Halbach and fraternity spirit with our own, it seemed that their spirit for the Herbert Smith 1933 X'ernon Bishop James Temple John Aladden Earle Kightlinger W. B. Rea Benjamin McFate 1907 Glen Luke 1932 Durand Brown 1920 1923 Ray Deahl 1910 1931 W. Reed Orr 1919 1906 Harold Holmes Donald S. Smith Harvey H. Sprick 1905 F. McCormick had been when they were in college; added lustre and enthusiasm to their memories of Phi Gamma Delta. 1929 Malcolm McCormick Ward Peterson Lewis Forsvthe and when we compared their interest fraternity had not been dimmed by absence, but that the years had I'orman L. Mueller 1915 Don Cruise 1904 quet could scarcely help but be im pressed by the spirit shown by the Bill Shepherd 1916 Edson R. Sunderland All of us who attended that ban rheodore Hornberger 1898 The celebration of Alpha Phi's Golden Anniversary has come and never leave us. 1927 .A. B. Frederick S. W. Smith Morris P. Tilley George Harper We Will Remember William Roesser 1914 John H. Ormond President Donald B. Stewart 1925 1913 Henrv E. Riggs 1934 H. Heidbreder John M. Stokely Nelson Joyner 1924 Fred Gilner 1935 William McFate Richard Harmon All the Brothers who attended the celebration heartily agreed that it was one of the best reunions in many years, and they helped the active chapter predict continuance f)f prosperity and good fellowship for another hftv vears to come. Here were the older alumni, out of the chapter for many years, and right beside them were the fresh men. We wondered what their im pressions were then and what they were going to be in the future. Our Return For Games Chapter Has Hopes For I-M Trophies Many of the Brothers have speculation ended in the regret that visited the chapter house dur (irowing enthusiasm for intramu we upperclassmen had not been for tunate enough to have the Fiftieth Anniversary fall only a few weeks after we had been pledged, for it ing the football season. We are very glad to meet the alumni, and we sincerely hope that ral honors promises this year to be the impetus which will bring new trophies to the chapter house. more of the older Brothers will return for visits in the future. Some of the alumni who re turned this fall are: Bill Harrisr)n '21, Stan and .Mrs. Betz '32, The intramurals program, which got off to a bad start at the house during the first two weeks of school, has rapidly gained momentum until the present time and now the Fijis have at least two championship-cal was apparent then that the experi ence would have been a wonderful eye-opener to us, and source of inspiration. perhaps a Jim Temple '33. Harry Cossitt We hope sincerely that the men of 1939 present at that great occasion '19, Ken and saw as much at that bancjuet as we '25, and Billy Thom '15. Mrs. Patterson did, and thought as much about it, and we hope that they, too, will re member it always through the com ing years. against the host of fraternity rivals on the campus. John "Butch" George '35 was mar ried on November 20 to Miss Kath- The Editor ibre teams, the wrestling team and the basketball team, to launch ryn Kendall, of S])okane, Wash. Mrs. George is a member of Delta (him- Brcqhers Pedigo, Merrill, Stod- dard, and pledge Brother Seymour trained vigorously for several weeks It was learned that Ben O. Shep- ma from the University of Idaho. for the interfraternity cross-country meet, held recently, and the team pard '14 recently became the proud "Butch" is working with his father took third place with Eedigo placing father of a babv girl. ill the construction business. (Gmitinued on Page PAiur) \r\nNovember, 1935 ALPHA PHTTI NEWS Paffe Three Fijis Celebrate 50th Anniversary At Chapter House OVER 100 GUESTS ATTEND; ALUMNI DONATE VAL UABLE GIFTS '23m' Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta celebrated its fiftieth anniver sary at a dinner held at the chapter house on November 2. 1935, follow ing- the satisfactory conclusion of the Michigan-Pennsylvania football game. Attendance at the dinner exceeded all hopes. One hundred guests, all of them members of Phi Gamma Delta, attended, and all of them partici pated in the ceremonies which officiallv pronounced the chapter fifty vears old. Use Public Address System The program of entertainment THE NEW PLEDGES are pictured above shortly after they -were presented -with their white star badges. They are from left to right in the top row: Goodrich, Irish, Gedeon, Elliot, and Peckinpaugh; second row; Unkrich, Erlewine, Morris, Layhe, and Jewett; bottom row: Angley, Rinek, Holt, Mulder, and Seymour, consisted of several addresses, voices of the speakers being amplified by a public address system which was in Start Social Year Founder's Letter stalled for the occasion. Active members of Alpha Phi Dr. C. E. Grove '87, one of were very fortunate to be hosts at the Golden Anniversaiw. Several alumni, in commemoration of the occasion, donated valuable and beau the founders of Alpha Phi Chajiter, recently sent us the fcdlowing letter : "1 am e.xceedingly sorry that 1 cannot be with you to cele brate the Fiftieth Anniversary. tiful gifts to the house. Biothei Glen B. Morse, of Grand Rapids, was the donor of a beautiful leathei chair engraved with the frateinit\ "I well re m e m b er how Brother John Heaton and 1, With House Dance Social activities got under way at the chapter house on November 16, fcdlowing the Michigan-Alinnesota game, when the chapter staged its fi rst dance of the season. The introduction of two novelties at this function made it one of the seal. who Delta most uni(|ue house parties in recent Brother Ralph 1. Sayles OS, al though unable to attend the dinnei, Chapter at Bucknell Univer sity, severed our connections at Lewisburg, Pa., and decided years. Postgraduate Brothers were pleasantly surprised to fi nd that this partv was a tea dance, and also that Brother Herbert Smith TO donated a beautiful silver loving cup, which will be awarded annually to the freshman showing the most all- to come to Michigan, with the Gamma Delta in Ann .Arbor. a new electrical broadcasting system was used to amplify the dance music coming from Brother Densmore's phonograph. around improvement during his fiist ".■\s Brother Francis Goodrich has so well and so cor This party was met with such ap proval and testimonies of a good rectly given all the details in the October Magazine, I do not need to repeat them. time had by everyone tbat the chap ter plans to continue the practice, and hojies that the affair will be the forerunner of many similar parties gave the chapter a gift of $100; and year. Present Paid Mortgage The last gift to be presented was a gift from the .\lphi Phi .Association. It was the old mortgage, now paid, and it was framed in glass and wood to make it a permanent possession of were members of hopes that we might succeed in planting the banner of Phi ".Tincerely and Fraternally, "C. E. Grove, "Lit. '87, M.D. '89." the entire chapter. Brother Bernie Fallon, of Grand plate for the outside of the chapter. Members both young and old enjoved themselves thoroughly on the occasion of Alpha Phi s (itdden An niversary. In preparation foi an eventful football game that after Tbe second dance of tbe season was given on November 23. after the Ohio .State game, and w:is attended Rapids, had previously presented the chapter with a large bronze name- in football seasons to come. iting alnmni to enjoy the game to gether. Michigan won the game, 10(1 loyal alumni returned to make the celebra noon. a block of tickets on the 5(1- tion a great and iierfect one, and •Alpha Phi Chapter began the second half century of its existence on the Michigan campus all in one day. and vard line were secured to enable vis- all in good order. by Fijis from .Alpba Phi Ghapter and from the Ohio .State chapter. The pledge formal this year will be beld in the evening of December 13. This is one of the big social events of the season, and Brothers anticipate that this year's party will be even better than those of the past few \ ears. \r\nALPHA PHIJI XEWS Pa2:e Four November. 1935 Chapter is Pleased With Banner Class of 16 New Members (C'ontinued from Page One) Elmer Gedeon '39, Cleveland. O.. played football, basketball, baseball, and track, was commencement speaker, president of clas^, on the student council, proident of a liter ary society, and is a star member of the freshman football team here, be ing rated as one of the best ends to Michigan for some time. Ed Goodrich '38. Laramie. Wyo.. who boasts a long line of Fiji rela tives. transferred here after spend ing two years at the University of Wyoming, where he was a member of the band and the orchestra. About This Issue Beginning with this issue of the Alpha Fhiji News, the chapter will send out goldenrod questionnaires which we ask every alumnus to fill out and return promptly to the chapter house. The purpose of these "Who's Who" blanks is tw f)fold: hdrst, we want to hear what you are doing, and where you are doing it; sec ondly. we want to start a li brary w hich, in time, will con tain authentic living records of each and every Brother in Al pha Fhi Chapter. Also, we would like to hear from you about the new garb in which the News appears this time. We have decided to Robert Holt. Btiffalo, Wyoming, brother of Walt Holt '39. played basketball, is out for track manager here. Fie comes to Michigan with William Layhe '39, of Buffalo, who standardize the appearance of the publication, and to con tinue to send it to you regu larly through the school year. was president of the student council, your questionnaire, and your frank opinion. We really want to do the job well, and you can help us a lot. member of the National Honor So ciety and the National F'orensic League, editor-in-chief of the school paper, commencement speaker, and Come on. Brother, let's have literary editor of the high school an nual. He is out for Debate and the 'Ensian. Bob Irish '38. East (irand Rapids. Mich., played football and basket ball in high school. Bill Jewitt '39. Cleveland. Ohio, took part in baseball, football, track, Take New Honors In Campus Jobs Heading the list of hoiKU's men at the house this year are Bob Merrill, chapter president, and Foster Camp swimming, the student council, and bell. seniors. the Hi-Y which he headed as presi dent. He is out for college football recently elected president of the senior class in the Engineering and basketball. school, thereby adding to his already Hamilton Morris '39. Chicago, 111.. Brother Merrill was long list of laurels. He is a member Chapter l-M Teams Show Real Ability In Practice Tilts (Continued from Fage Two) third, and Merrill fifth. Seymour, who was tillable to run in that meet because of injuries, ran in the allcampus meet a week later and won second place in a fast field. Wrestling prospects this year are better than they were a year ago. With the veteran mat star, Cawthra, last year's interfraternity champion, leading such experienced men as Fedigo. Claflin, Morse, and Sorenson. the house team promises to do big things in this event. The touch football team has won every encounter up to the present date, and lady luck handed the Phi Gams a few more points recently when the water polo team was awarded a game by non-appearance of the opposing team. The volleyball team, although not featuring a line-up of stars, hopes to bring home a few points. The big guns of this year's inter fraternity competition promise to appear in the forms of an excellent Fiji basketball s(|uad. The team is composed almost entirely of the best men from last year's aggregation, and if enthusiasm, coupled with abil ity. can win games, this year's cage s(|uad are practically the champions. In varsity athletics. Brother Thom, a numeral winner on the tennis team last year, is on the varsity s(juad and will probably go to Cuba with the team. Brother Mooney, golf nu meral winner last spring, is also looming as one of the star basketball men in the Wolveritie camp. Robert Merrill, veteran wrestler of the past pla}*ed f(»otball and ])asketball and is of the e.xecutive committee of the on the freshman s(|uad here. W illiam Mulder '39. Oil C ity. Pa., interfraternity council, of the Engi neering council, and of the honor was senior class president. J-From two years, is again on the mat team societies Tau Beta Fi and \Tilcans. and is being groomed by Coach Keene to take a big share of the title-winning job this year. h^)r news on the athletic prowess of the new pledge class, please turn to the article beginning on page f)ne chairman, football manager, and Brother Campbell, past J-Hop played basketball. committeeman. is the editor of this Walter Peckinpaugh '39, Cleve land, ()., high school football, track, year's Michiganensian. and is also a and basketball, and is now on the Bert Coffe\ is active in politics and is on the junior engineering ticket for an honor council position. B(d) Claflin, a member of the glee club, freshman football team here. John A. Rinek '39, Bridgesville, Fa., is the ^on of J. C). Rinek of Lafayette chap ter. (leorge Seymour '39, Detroit, na tional honor student, and musician, is out for cross country, track, and politics here. Robert Unkrich member of \ ulcans. was recently elected to Tati Beta IM ; and Johnny Mcb'ate, following the examples of his two brothers who were year book editors before him. of this issue. Fete Rowe '34 is entered in the medical school at Western Reserve. He and his wife paid the chapter a visit on the week-end of the Ohio State game. is now busying himself around the '39, Detroit, 'hjisian office. was a member of the student coun Jack ddiom, sports enthusiast, and a freshman tennis numeral winner, cil. and is out for frosh basketball stands a good chance ot becoming a iiig out for the Union Board. Bill Knecht is doing a lot of "road work" for the Daily, hoping some da\ to be rewarded with a big job iiere. basketb.ill manager, and is also trv- oil the ])usines>> staff. played fr)otball. basketball, and track,